Which language has better job prospects, Portuguese or Spanish? Can I get a teacher's certificate if I study a small language in college?

1. Employment prospects for Portuguese majors

Português (Português) is a language of the Romance language family. Countries and regions that use it include Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Macau, Spain, Mozambique and East Timor. Portuguese is one of the few widely distributed languages ??in the world and is the fifth (or sixth) most common language in the world.

More than 200 million people in the world use Portuguese as their first language, making it the 8th most popular language in the world. The vast majority of Portuguese speakers live in Brazil, while only 10.5442 million people live in Portugal. Portuguese is more popular in other parts of the world, such as Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Cape Verde, Madeira and East Timor. Among them, 8 countries use Portuguese as their official language, namely Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, and East Timor.

Portuguese has always been known as a "minor language" in our country. Each year, there are only about 100 Portuguese graduates from several domestic foreign language universities, and the domestic business community has a demand for Portuguese talents. But it reached tens of thousands of people! Therefore, Portuguese-speaking talents have become the most in-demand and most valuable foreign language talents among many minor languages. Therefore, companies are now in a situation where it is difficult to find talented people.

Portuguese (Português) is currently spoken by more than 200 million people around the world, and ranks 6th among the world’s most popular languages, not only in Portugal, but also in 7 other major countries, such as Brazil, Angola, and Buddha. Cape De Cape Islands, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, and East Timor are all used as official languages. In our country, there are few Portuguese-speaking graduates from several foreign language universities every year, but the demand for Portuguese-speaking talents in the domestic business community has always been high. Therefore, Portuguese-speaking talents have become the most in demand and golden foreign language among many minor languages. Talent.

As China's economy becomes increasingly globalized, many domestic companies regard Latin America, Brazil and Africa as large markets with promising prospects when going global. Since the Portuguese-speaking countries in these areas generally have a low economic starting point, Chinese companies are very competitive in these areas. When conducting business, language has become one of the first problems to be solved. There is a demand for talents who are proficient in Portuguese. It also became in demand. According to the author's understanding, when many large companies formulate international expansion strategies, they often send people to professional foreign language schools for training two years in advance. This situation of languages ??being dragged down by demand is far from satisfying the needs of developing international markets. need.

Due to the scarcity of Portuguese-speaking talents, companies will be hard-pressed to find talents and have to lower their recruitment requirements. CITIC Group Corporation of China is recruiting Portuguese translators responsible for business negotiations, with the condition that "fresh graduates are also welcome." According to industry insiders, compared with English-speaking talents with the same academic qualifications, talents in minor languages ??are in higher salary because demand exceeds supply. Therefore, learning Portuguese has also become a major advantage in employability.

Among the Portuguese students in Sino’s high-paying Portuguese employment class, we learned that many came to study because of work needs.

A student who works in a state-owned enterprise said: "My major was English before, and I was engaged in English translation and foreign affairs reception in the company. Since more and more people understand English, my job It’s getting easier and easier, but the importance in the company is also becoming less and less important. Now the company has projects in operation in Brazil and Angola, and the company is in short supply of Portuguese-speaking talents, so I came to learn Portuguese so that I can work in the company. Get important jobs”. Mr. Li is engaged in international shipping and has a lot of contact with Brazil at work. He said: "Because people in Portuguese-speaking countries generally have low English proficiency and find it difficult to communicate, so I want to learn Portuguese well in order to be able to work in Brazil." There will be greater development at work.”

From the perspective of student employment, according to information provided by the Portuguese major at SISU, only 10 graduates have entered companies.

The teacher said: "Many domestic companies have come to the school early to promote themselves, and the earliest ones came to recruit people as early as their junior year. This year's graduating class of more than 20 people has already been robbed, and it is really the students who are choosing jobs. In addition, most of the 90 graduates have entered government departments, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce, as well as CCTV and International Radio. Some are studying for graduate degrees, and a few have gone abroad. "Because there are too few talents, companies often cannot find them. people, has seriously affected the development of corporate business.

“It is understood that after graduation, graduates of Portuguese-speaking countries receive higher salaries at the consulates general of some Portuguese-speaking countries in Shanghai and the offices of companies from these countries in Shanghai; when they enter other companies, their salaries are higher; when they enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Business The nominal salary in government departments such as the Ministry of Education may not be high, but the benefits are very good.”

According to the analysis of contacts with employers, domestic companies provide the highest remuneration for Portuguese translators among all languages, exceeding that in Spain. English or Italian, Russian, etc. Students with excellent oral and translation skills can achieve a very ideal salary, and those who are particularly outstanding may have even higher salaries.

Director Zeng, a workplace mentor on the Job Directory Network and the human resources director of a well-known company, said that with the continuous expansion of economic and trade exchanges between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, if you know Portuguese, your workplace competitiveness will increase. times. To give an analogy, under the same conditions of good English, if there are 100 people competing for the same position, there may be 50 people who know Japanese, but no one will compete with you in Portuguese.

Salary benefits for Portuguese majors: As of December 24, 2013, the average salary of 39,244 Portuguese major graduates was 6,416 yuan, including 3,325 yuan for fresh graduates and 4,349 yuan for 3-5 years. Yuan, the salary for 0-2 years is 5549 Yuan.

2. Employment Directions for Portuguese Majors

After graduation, students majoring in Portuguese can engage in translation, research, and Teaching and management work.

Portuguese professional employment positions: foreign trade salesman, Portuguese translator, Portuguese foreign trade salesman, foreign trade salesman, foreign trade manager, regional manager, international b2b platform sales manager, going to Africa - Portuguese translator, Portuguese business clerk, foreign trade specialist, translator, part-time Portuguese translator, part-time Portuguese translator, overseas sales, overseas sales manager, etc.

Portuguese majors have a wide range of employment, and their employment levels and remuneration are also relatively high. The main destinations of students after graduation are as follows:

1. National ministries and commissions:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Department of the CPC Central Committee, Ministry of Commerce, etc.

2. Public institutions:

Xinhua News Agency, China Radio International, Foreign Languages ??Publishing House, etc.

3. Foreign-funded enterprises, state-owned enterprises, and Sino-foreign joint ventures:

Many of the companies recruiting at the school are among the world's top 500 companies. Their main business projects include international contracting projects, international engineering consulting, International labor cooperation, international trade, national cultural exchanges, electronic information product trade, etc. When graduates first enter a company, they usually work in translation, business, etc., and there are plenty of opportunities to go abroad. Many companies have close exchanges with Angola, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries in terms of infrastructure construction, business and trade.

In addition, the employment destinations of Portuguese major graduates also include travel agencies, banks, etc.